Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flinging

/ˈflɪŋɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: fling-ing
IPA: /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fling

noun

The act by which something is flung.

Example Sentences

"[T]he prominent character of leading young lady or heroine, which Paula was to personate, was really the most satisfactory in the whole list for her. For although she was to be wooed hard, there was just as much love-making among the remaining personages; while, as Somerset had understood the play, there could occur no flingings of her person upon her lover's neck, or agonized downfalls upon the stage, in her whole performance, [...]"

Inflected Forms

flingings (plural)

Rhymes With

bringing singing swinging ringing clinging stinging springing slinging stringing wringing pinging winging

Questions

How do you pronounce flinging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/.
What does flinging mean?: present participle and gerund of fling

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